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Free events at the National Library, Thorndon - January 2021

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

Kia ora everyone
Please check out the January events at the National Library.
Come, attend a talk / tour or event, afterwards browse the offering from He Matapihi - a branch of the Wellington City Libraries then stay for a hot drink and something to eat afterwards at HOME cafe, without leaving the building.
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E oho! How New Zealanders commemorate Waitangi Day 2021
Date: Wednesday 20 January 2021, 12:10pm to 1pm
Cost: Free
A day of celebration or a day of mourning? What could it look like to mark Waitangi Day meaningfully?
We have footage from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s collection and a panel discussion.
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School Holiday Taonga Pūoro workshop: Make your own Māori musical instrument
Date: Wednesday 27 January 2021, 10:30am to 12am
Cost: Free. Booking required — tamariki and rangatahi of all ages welcome. bookings@hetohu.nz
Book the whānau in for a taonga pūoro workshop! Discover the sounds of taonga pūoro and make your own instruments to take home.
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Ngā Manu: learn to paint watercolour birds with Dr Vieco-Galvez
Date: Friday 29 January 2021, 10:30am to 12pm
Cost: Free. Bookings are required. Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Ngā manu (birds) are often associated with tohu (signs of events to come). Learn how to paint using watercolours with our bird expert, Dr David Vieco-Galvez.
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Waitangi Day at the National Library
Date: Saturday 6 February 2021, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Cost: Free
Come to the National Library this Waitangi Day to see the original Treaty of Waitangi and engage with Aotearoa’s history.
Join us for other activities while you are here
We will also have other activities available to help you learn and reflect on the ways in which the signing of the Treaty has impacted on our nation’s history:
10:30am — Nan and Tuna, a bilingual puppet show about eels, rivers and friendship called by String Bean Puppets (40min)
11am and 2pm — join a bilingual tour with Wātene Kaihau (30min)
11:15am, 12:15pm and 1:15pm — te reo pronunciation workshop with Wātene Kaihau at (30min)
Get involved in arts and crafts activities for the whole whānau
watch historical footage of Waitangi Day commemorations curated by Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision, experience an installation of giant banners featuring four Treaty signatories, including local rangatira Te Wharepōuri. Make your own treaty.

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Winnie the Pooh the pantomime at Little Theatre, Lower Hutt!

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